Child+Portfolio+Assessment

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Before we can diagnose a child or give any types of recconmendations fo rhteir learning, we must first consider various assessments to inform our dicsissions. Teachers use both formative assessments whcih are collections of studnets informal work throughout the year and summative assessments usually seem as unit tests or standardized tests. No single assessment can give you a complete view of the child hence, we can not soely rely on unit tests to tell us what the studnet learned. we must also consider the quizzes throughout the unit, a project, homeworkd and other activites that may reflect studnets thinking and comprehension. formative assessments are important in mapping out where the child will go next such as in this report and the following are importnat summative assessment samples and their descriptions.

====Interest inventories find out what the child's reading and writing background are. This can be used to help design tasks that motivate students to read and write more/ better. The should be used at the beginning and end of the year to help the teachers make decision on reading and writing and to allow the child to reflect on his or her experiences in literacy. ====

[[file:Intrest Inventory Reading Sample.pdf]]
====Word inventories are spelling tests that provide a measure of student’s conventional spelling. They should be used at the beginning of the year to assist the teacher in selecting word lists and at the end of the year to measure childs spelling and word knowledge growth. ====

[[file:Spelling inventory Score Guide.pdf]]
====Running records analyzes students reading processes and strategies. Teachers must code and analyze while the child reads and later reflect on the performance and look for patterns in the codes. Running records are preformed throughout the year in order to be sure the student is reading appropriate level texts or if he/she needs to be challeneged. It is also a useful tool in grouping students for guided reading and informing your instruction for each group. ====

[[file:DRA non fiction comprehension.pdf]]
====Writing samples are used to assess the content of students writing and conventions. They are evaluated in comparison to a rubric that is grade level appropriate. Mainly writing samples assess the studnets writing content and context. Is what they are writing relevant? Are they structuring their writing appropriately? ====